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Guitarist Harold Bradley will be presented with the Cecil Scaife Visionary Award

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Nashville, TN - Guitarist Harold Bradley will be presented with the Cecil Scaife Visionary Award on Tuesday, May 17, at the Musicians Hall of Fame . Bradley, 90, is the most-recorded guitarist in music history and an inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame. This year mark’s the 70th anniversary of his first session. He and his brother, the late Owen Bradley, built five Nashville recording studios, including the Quonset Hut on Music Row. Bradley was the first president of the Nashville chapter of NARAS and a member of the Grammy organization’s Board of Governors, and was awarded the Trustees Award at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. Bradley also served from 1991-2008 as President of the Nashville Association of Musicians, Local 257 of the American Federation of Musicians, and also was elected as the international vice president until 2010. Brenda Lee, Ray Stevens, Ray Walker, Charlie McCoy, David Briggs and others will speak at the event. Bradley is also expected to perf

Nixon Tricked Elvis into Thinking the President Had Made Him a Federal Agent

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People Magazine The King wore a purple velvet suit ,   (jacket was deep purple ONLY, the rest was BLACK ), a massive gold belt buckle and came bearing a pistol, framed in a display case, when he visited the White House on Dec. 21, 1970, hoping to meet President Richard Nixon. ( It was 1971, NOT POST 9-11). The famous encounter, the subject of a new  sh*t movie , Elvis & Nixon, starring Kevin Spacey and Michael Shannon, has long been one of the most bizarre   (There's that Buzz word again, Elvis fans!)  chapters in presidential history. More than 45 years later, a new book by former White House Secret Service agent Clint Hill, about his years serving Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and Ford, describes the memorable moment when Elvis Presley arrived at the northwest gate of the White House. Hill, 84, thought he'd heard it all until he got a call that day from his administrative assistant. "Clint, you're never going to believe what just happened.

Michael Shannon can't get through Viva Las Vegas

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 If Michael Shannon hasn't proved his disrespect for Elvis YET, read this from a Billboard interview: "He took acting seriously and wanted to do better films. I still can't get through Viva Las Vegas , but he was great in King Creole. It was something he ran into time and time again: He wasn't taken seriously. Hello Ugly Elvis...the chemistry ALONE in this film....geez! Maybe Harum Scarum but Viva? No way! $ellout failed AGAIN! This just shows how much Shannon learned and studied about Elvis. And the respect he took away. ZERO POINT ZERO! TAKE THE PAYCHECK AND RUN!  That is what Jerry taught them, the hero! So let me a fellow Elvis fan school you,  Elvis' movies made so much money, they funded the biggest movies ever made. I bet $ellout didn't tell you that. And the little he told the actors about Elvis compared to the huge quantity about himself is very clear to true Elvis fans.

Lisa Marie Presley: Elvis' DIGNITY was one of THE Most Important things to him

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This Elvis and Nixon movie has me so enraged. The joke, the "character" of Elvis, the Mickey Mouse, the fairy tale he is becoming. The press, the actors and the public taking jabs at him. It's heart breaking to me. I thought of this song by Elvis' daughter, Nobody Noticed It and I remembered her interview with Rolling Stone. So I dug it out and below, she talks about seeing other so called friends betray her dad. When she says they were trying to take his dignity....that hit home for me. That's exactly how I feel about this movie and the media circus. The on line comments calling him a junkie and worse, people taking this movie as true and we all know that becomes TRUTH in today's society. Elvis was so proud of the day he visited the White House. And it is killing me that actors, press and the public are calling this Bizarre, Insane, Crazy, and Ridiculous. And WORSE, they are laughing at him. As Lisa says, "You  slithering motherf*ckers have no

Michael Shannon impersonates Elvis in a Dracula Cape on Jimmy Fallon

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Michael Shannon , I mean Ugly Elvis appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon wearing a DRACULA cape impersonating Elvis. After a few jabs at Elvis' expense, he mentions Lauderdale Courts in Memphis. Nothing flattering said about Elvis. Enjoy the paycheck courtesy of Elvis!

Simon Fuller consulting with Priscilla Presley on Elvis Hologram

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Priscilla Presley & Simon Fuller Simon Fuller is a leading entertainment executive who has made an enormous impact on pop culture for a period of almost thirty years. He created the television sensation American Idol and is the Executive Producer of the dance competition series So You Think You Can Dance. His record breaking management company XIX Entertainment is the guiding light behind music icons like Annie Lennox, Spice Girls, Amy Winehouse, Carrie Underwood and many others.  He has also built an amazing roster of sports stars including David Beckham, Andy Murray and Lewis Hamilton.  His two luxury fashion labels include Victoria Beckham and Roland Mouret. He was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People and celebrated for his humanitarian work. Forbes has an in depth interview with Simon Fuller and we noticed he mentioned Priscilla Presley and working with her to make the Elvis hologram a reality. Forbes: What is next for the ultimate entrepreneur?

John Travolta helped recruit Priscilla Presley into Scientology shortly after Elvis' Death

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In August of 1977,  Elvis Presley died. Sylvia “Spanky” Taylor , friend and former Scientologist says John Travolta heard from Priscilla Presley , who had divorced Elvis in 1973. She had found among her ex-husband’s things various books on Scientology and admitted she was curious about them. “So John sent me over, and that’s how I recruited Priscilla Presley into Scientology,” Spanky says, and she makes it sound like Travolta was watching out for his friend, Priscilla. “Wouldn’t some people say Travolta sent you to recruit Priscilla at a time when she was vulnerable?” we asked. “Some people might say that,” Spanky answered. Spanky appeared in the HBO documentary, Going Clear about Scientology. Source: Tony Ortega

Lisa Marie Presley uses her smarts to stand up to Scientology

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For more than a year, Tony Ortega has been speaking with sources close to Lisa Marie Presley who tell us that the daughter of Elvis Presley has not only turned against Scientology leader David Miscavige , but has taken steps to coordinate actions designed to cripple Miscavige’s rule. Lisa Marie is using her media savvy and connections with other celebrities and other important figures inside Scientology to release explosive revelations about Miscavige , while keeping her own role quiet. The result, so far, has been the skillfully timed release of media stories that have damaged Miscavige at the same time that Scientology is in a long term decline. In Lisa Marie Presley, David Miscavige has cultivated a powerful enemy. And in this story, we explain how things got to that point. Yesterday, we described how David Miscavige’s family has been ripped apart by Scientology’s toxic policy of “disconnection,” which has left David and his twin sister, Denise Gentile, cut off f

U2 Frontman Bono and T-Bone Burnett working on Imelda May's new album

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Imelda May has revealed Bono gave her some wise words about how her new 'break up' album could be a "game changer". The 41-year-old Dubliner, who is currently in the studio after splitting with husband Darrel Higham, revealed that the U2 frontman has been a "mentor" on the T-Bone Burnett-produced album. "The album is about my life and what I've experienced recently," she told the Irish Sun. "The songs are more honest than anything before. I've gone through friendship, divorce, falling in love again, falling out of love again. I've had a rollercoaster year and I am still in the middle of it." Imelda May salutes "producer and creator extraordinaire" T-Bone Burnett - she's nicknamed him 'The Wizard' Photo: Imelda May, Instagram "He (Bono) told me, 'If you get this record right it will be a game changer' and that became a song, Game Changer. "Bono has been like a mentor